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, issued in September 1976. It was the band's fourth original studio album, and the first new album to be released in the wake of their enormous worldwide success of early 1976. Founding group member

Alan Longmuir Alan Longmuir (20 June 1948 – 2 July 2018) was a Scottish musician and a founding member of the pop group the Bay City Rollers. He played the bass guitar, whilst his younger brother Derek Longmuir was drummer. Early life Longmuir was bor ...

had been replaced by Ian Mitchell prior to the recording sessions. Upon the switch, Mitchell was slotted as rhythm guitarist; Stuart Wood moved from rhythm guitar to bass. Mitchell also provided the lead vocals, for the title track. However, when he left the band, later that year, a version of "Dedication" featuring vocals by Les McKeown was included, on subsequent pressings of the LP and was also released as a single.

Track listing

UK edition, Bell Records #8005

Side one

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Eric Carmen Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 – March 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of the Raspberries, with whom he recorded the hit " Go All the Way" and four albums. He embarked on a so ...

) #"You're a Woman" (Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood) #"Rock 'N Roller" (Faulkner, Wood) #"

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Side two

#"My Lisa" (

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, Sammy Egorin) #" Money Honey" (Faulkner, Wood) #" Rock 'N Roll Love Letter" (Tim Moore) #"Write a Letter" (Wood, Les McKeown, Ian Mitchell) #"Dedication" (

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US edition, Arista Records #4093

Side one

" (Carmen) – 3:31 #"You're a Woman" (Faulkner, Wood) – 4:15 #"Rock 'N Roller" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:30 #"I Only Want To Be With You (Hawker & Raymond) – 3:27 #"Yesterday's Hero" (Vanda, Young) – 4:33

Side two

#"My Lisa" (Scutio, Egorin) – 3:35 #"

" (Wilson, Christian) – 3:03 #"Are You Cuckoo?" (

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) – 4:05 #"Write a Letter" (Wood, McKeown, Mitchell) – 3:47 #"Dedication" (Fletcher, Flett) – 3:54

Personnel

Les McKeown Leslie Richard McKeown (12 November 195520 April 2021) was a Scottish singer. He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Bay City Rollers during their most successful period in the 1970s. Early life Leslie Richard McKeown was born in Broomho ...

– lead and backing vocals *

Eric Faulkner Eric Faulkner (born 21 October 1953 as Eric Falconer) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band the Bay City Rollers. Early life Faulkner was born at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scot ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Rock 'N Roller" * Ian Mitchell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Dedication" * Stuart "Woody" Wood – bass, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Rock 'N Roller" *

Derek Longmuir Derek Longmuir (born 19 March 1951, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former drummer and a founding member of the pop group Bay City Rollers. His elder brother Alan Longmuir played bass guitar in the group. Career He formed his first band at ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

{{Authority control Bay City Rollers albums 1976 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Ienner Arista Records albums Bell Records albums